Three Himalayan medicinal plants enter IUCN Red List
The HinduThree medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment. Considering the rate of decline, long generation length, poor germination potential, high trade value, extensive harvesting pressure and illegal trade, the species is listed as ‘vulnerable,’” it said. The assessment of these plants will set our conservation priorities and help protect the species,” said Harsh Kumar Chauhan, member, IUCN Species Survival Commission, Medicinal Plant Specialist Group. Earlier, Dr. Chauhan, who is associated with Kumaun University, had assessed six species with medicinal values, including Himalayan Trillium govanianum and Trillium tschonoskii, which have been marked as ‘endangered’.
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